Maple Ridge VFD Roll Over Accident

[Firetruckguy]

Anyone have any info on the Roll Over MVA this morning involving a Engine from MRVFD responding to a call during the snow/ice? They apparently lost control and struck a power pole.

I heard that the crew suffered only minor injuries so I assume they were all wearing their seat belts and I'm sure they any everyone else were glad they did too!!!

[FLASHOVER05]

Didn't hear anything out this way.....

[doc_]

hit a patch of black ice and spun into a power line. the line hung up on a lampstandard right above the truck.

[FireRebel]

If its the same one I heard on the news last night as the others reported. Just a few minor injuries. Some loss of power to surounding residence and the truck is a write off.

[irsqyu]

Small blurb near the end of this article

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b7b96f66-8f0d-442a-b9f1-6d1eaafbecc1&k=73212

[stuck]

Some photos from a friend.

[irsqyu]

They were pretty lucky there.....is that an old mack/hub?

Says "Mack" on the air horns anyway! Must be!:)

Those guys in BC just can't handle the ice and snow. Not like you guys in the snow belt anyway Deevo:rofl:

[Firetruckguy]

This is a great example of why FF's should always wear their Seat Belt and congratulations to the management of MRVFD for having a strict policy on same. This was a 20 year old Mack/Anderson Canopy Cab Pumper which wouldn't have the features of new Enclosed Cabs but still the crew walked away!

Wear Your Seat Belt.

[FireChef]

And just for clarification, Maple Ridge is not a volunteer fire department. They are a combo department, thus Career and Paid on Call.

[FLASHOVER05]

here's the clip from Firefighterclosecalls.com

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?59054